David Shaw D.E. Shaw & Co
David Shaw founded D. E. Shaw & Co., a pioneering quantitative investment firm that helped define systematic trading at scale. With a background in computer science, Shaw built teams that applied advanced computation to markets across equities, derivatives, and other assets. The firm remains one of the most important quant platforms in global finance, even as Shaw’s own public role has shifted over time.
Top Buys
| Rank | Stock | Value |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Lowe's Companies
LOW
|
+$638M |
| 2 |
NVIDIA
NVDA
|
+$461M |
| 3 |
EQT Corp
EQT
|
+$400M |
| 4 |
Citigroup
C
|
+$369M |
| 5 |
CELG
Celgene Corp
CELG
|
+$339M |
Top Sells
| Rank | Stock | Value |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Meta Platforms (Facebook)
META
|
+$694M |
| 2 |
Dell
DELL
|
+$486M |
| 3 |
IBM
IBM
|
+$341M |
| 4 |
Amgen
AMGN
|
+$306M |
| 5 |
Johnson & Johnson
JNJ
|
+$264M |
Sector Composition
| Rank | Sector | Weight |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Technology | 15.83% |
| 2 | Healthcare | 10.76% |
| 3 | Consumer Discretionary | 10.52% |
| 4 | Financials | 8.43% |
| 5 | Communication Services | 8.24% |
| Name | Market Value | Portfolio Weight | Shares or Principal |
Change in Stake | Capital Flow | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1426
CALL
Western Digital
WDC
$163B
| $4.59M | 0.01% |
65,885
-55,434
| -46% | -$3.73M |
|
1427
Gentex
GNTX
$4.98B
| $4.59M | 0.01% |
199,312
-187,580
| -48% | -$4.27M |
|
|
ERF
1428
DELISTED
Enerplus Corporation
ERF
| $4.58M | 0.01% |
407,486
+374,686
| +1,142% | +$4.08M |
|
1429
Wolverine World Wide
WWW
$1.68B
| $4.58M | 0.01% |
158,297
-52,650
| -25% | -$1.62M |
|
1430
State Street Real Estate Select Sector SPDR ETF
XLRE
$8.54B
| $4.54M | 0.01% |
+146,000
| New | +$4.53M |
|
|
SRGA
1431
DELISTED
Surgalign Holdings, Inc. Common Stock
SRGA
| $4.54M | 0.01% |
32,882
+142
| +0.4% | +$19.3K |
|
|
CELG
1432
CALL
DELISTED
Celgene Corp
CELG
| $4.53M | 0.01% |
50,800
-80,700
| -61% | -$7.75M |
|
1433
OraSure Technologies
OSUR
$261M
| $4.53M | 0.01% |
268,035
-90,745
| -25% | -$1.72M |
|
1434
Aecom
ACM
$8.08B
| $4.52M | 0.01% |
126,867
+34,761
| +38% | +$1.28M |
|
|
BBT
1435
Beacon Financial Corp
BBT
$2.63B
| $4.52M | 0.01% |
119,071
-43,869
| -27% | -$1.67M |
|
1436
Stantec
STN
$8.26B
| $4.52M | 0.01% |
183,300
-57,800
| -24% | -$1.56M |
|
1437
ICF International
ICFI
$1.58B
| $4.51M | 0.01% |
77,240
-7,756
| -9% | -$437K |
|
1438
Pool Corp
POOL
$6.77B
| $4.51M | 0.01% |
30,876
-80,320
| -72% | -$11.1M |
|
|
BIG
1439
DELISTED
Big Lots, Inc.
BIG
| $4.51M | 0.01% |
103,687
+57,452
| +124% | +$3.15M |
|
1440
Alkermes
ALKS
$8.26B
| $4.5M | 0.01% |
77,596
-106,548
| -58% | -$6.23M |
|
1441
HealthStream
HSTM
$844M
| $4.49M | 0.01% |
180,691
+33,073
| +22% | +$795K |
|
1442
CALL
Valero Energy
VLO
$98B
| $4.47M | 0.01% |
48,200
-50,600
| -51% | -$4.72M |
|
|
GWB
1443
DELISTED
Great Western Bancorp, Inc.
GWB
| $4.47M | 0.01% |
110,980
-54,147
| -33% | -$2.28M |
|
1444
PUT
Under Armour
UAA
$2.2B
| $4.46M | 0.01% |
272,600
-280,000
| -51% | -$4.38M |
|
1445
BlackLine
BL
$1.84B
| $4.45M | 0.01% |
113,604
+17,013
| +18% | +$636K |
|
1446
Nike
NKE
$58.6B
| $4.45M | 0.01% |
66,998
-107,562
| -62% | -$7.1M |
|
1447
CALL
Chemed
CHE
$7.11B
| $4.45M | 0.01% |
16,300
+1,300
| +9% | +$344K |
|
1448
CALL
Sarepta Therapeutics
SRPT
$2B
| $4.45M | 0.01% |
60,000
+3,500
| +6% | +$233K |
|
1449
Wolfspeed
WOLF
$1.31B
| $4.44M | 0.01% |
110,229
-215,274
| -66% | -$8.11M |
|
|
TCS
1450
DELISTED
THE CONTAINER STORE GROUP, INC.
TCS
| $4.43M | 0.01% |
54,327
-2,574
| -5% | -$194K |
|
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David Shaw's Q1 2018 Portfolio in Review
As of Q1 2018, David Shaw held 3,998 positions worth $73.5B, up 1.2% from $72.6B the previous quarter. Its ten largest holdings account for 9.5% of the portfolio.
David Shaw's Q1 2018 filing shows 451 new, 1,293 increased, 1,502 reduced and 554 closed positions. Its largest new stake was GCI Liberty, Inc. Class A Common Stock (DE): 2,434,094 shares worth $129M. The largest sale was Meta Platforms (Facebook), an estimated $694M.
By sector, the portfolio is most concentrated in Technology at 16% of assets, up from 14% a quarter earlier, followed by Healthcare and Consumer Discretionary.
- David Shaw's largest Q1 2018 buy was GCI Liberty, Inc. Class A Common Stock (DE): 2,434,094 shares worth $129M.
- David Shaw added most to Lowe's Companies in Q1 2018, an estimated $638M increase.
- David Shaw's biggest Q1 2018 reduction was Meta Platforms (Facebook), cutting an estimated $694M.
- David Shaw fully exited Liberty Interactive Corporation Series A Liberty Ventures in Q1 2018, selling an estimated $141M.
- David Shaw's ten largest holdings make up 9.5% of its $73.5B portfolio in Q1 2018.
- David Shaw opened 451 new positions and closed 554 in Q1 2018.
- David Shaw's portfolio value rose 1.2% quarter-over-quarter to $73.5B.
Based on D.E. Shaw & Co's 13F filing for Q1 2018, filed 15 May 2018.